A tinted postcard of the hospital ship Maheno. In accordance with the requirements of the Hague Convention, the vessel is plainly marked as a hospital ship, with red crosses and green stripes on a white background.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-vol-4-041 Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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'The hospital ship Maheno', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hospital-ship-maheno, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Aug-2014
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Posted: 13 Nov 2022
Note the RNR flag at the stern of HMNZHS Maheno which indicates that its skipper most notably Captain McLean RNR held a naval reserve commission during the Great War, and validated by his medal record.
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